SMi Source lesson Drug R&D: Toxicology Principles has the following microlearning topics
1. What is the Role of Toxicology in Drug Discovery and Development?
2. How Does Toxicity Work?
3. How Do Drugs Affect The Body?
4. What Is the Relationship Between Dose and Response?
5. How Might Drugs Affect Development?
Lesson Drug R&D: Toxicology Principles teaches these concepts
Principles of Toxicology, What is the Role of Toxicology in Drug Discovery and Development?, Toxicology in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Principles of Toxicology, What is the Role of Toxicology in Drug Discovery and Development?, The Role of Toxicology in Drug Discovery and Development
Principles of Toxicology, What is the Role of Toxicology in Drug Discovery and Development?, Toxicology Studies in Drug Development
Lesson Drug R&D: Toxicology Principles addresses these key points
Toxicology in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Toxicology is the study of substances that have harmful effects on the body
- Toxicology is the key component in drug development
- Toxicology is used to evaluate drug candidates with unknown toxicity
- A toxicologist looks at both the form and the effects of these substances
- All substances are toxic at one level or another
Drugs such as antibiotics are human xenobiotics. However, the term is usually used in the context of pollutants such as dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls and their effect on plant and animal life.
The Role of Toxicology in Drug Discovery and Development
- How a drug might cause harm
- Explain chemical basis of toxicity
- Predict drug's effects
Toxicology Studies in Drug Development
- Investigative studies
- Pathology studies
- Regulatory studies
Lesson Drug R&D: Toxicology Principles introduces and defines these terms
Xenobiotic: A chemical which is not a natural component of the organism exposed to it
Toxicant: A xenobiotic with harmful effects on the body
LD50: Lethal dose to 50% of test population